Two new barbecue joints shore up south-side barbecue supremacy.
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Smoque BBQ 3800 N. Pulaski 773-545-7427 www.smoquebbq.com @SmoqueBBQ Runner-Up Green Street Smoked Meats
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In predominantly white Wheaton, a barbecue joint crosses the color line
The owner of Steamboat Barbecue in Wheaton, John Bovinette, visited 47 states to learn a variety of techniques for smoking meats.
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Myron Mixon, the winningest man in barbecue, isn’t blowing smoke
The TV barbecue star, Windy City Smokeout judge, and Georgia boy talks about his barbecue philosophy.
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Hot Doug returns (again!) for a hot dog festival
A hot dog festival, a barbecue festival, and more things happening in Chicago.
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Call for submissions: The Reader’s 15th annual Pure Fiction issue
Who knows—a short story could be your debut novel’s first chapter.
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A mobile barbecue podcast needs some dough
An interview with Car Con Carne host James VanOsdol
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A legendary barbecue name from the past reemerges—with a chicken joint
Larry Tucker is back.
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First visit: Evanston’s Smylie Brothers Brewing Co.
At this new Evanston brewpub, a veteran of Arcadia Ales debuts with a half-dozen solid, easy-drinking traditional styles.
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Chicago magazine’s best, and the rest
An alternative look at the past year on Chicago’s food scene
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The return—and departure—of Larry Tucker at Ravenswood Q
A north-side barbecue pioneer returns to Irving Park Road
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Against the grain or not, Blackwood BBQ’s brisket is better than most
A cafeteria-style Loop barbecue joint is packing them in.
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Ben’s Bar-Be-Cue: On the (very) short list of the city’s greatest barbecue
Real low-and-slow Chicago barbecue from a New Orleans native, without any bullshit.